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Pyrate Lore
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Before Charleston ever whispered the name Blackbeard, there was a woman whose legend burned hotter than any fuse in a pirate’s hat. Anne Bonny — Irish-born, sharp-tongued, fearless, and utterly unwilling to live the life the world tried to hand her. Charleston was her proving ground, the place where she shed her old skin and…
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Today’s plunder is Blackbeard’s Medicine Chest — The Treasure He Wanted More Than Gold! I’ll be talking about this in Charleston at the Under the Black Flag event! For now, here’s a preview…so, get your grog and let’s set sail! When most folks picture pirate plunder, they imagine chests of silver, Spanish gold, and jewels…
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Charleston’s taverns have seen more secrets than her churches, and some of those secrets still linger in the corners where the light doesn’t quite reach. The Phantom Patron of the Old Taverns There are cellars off East Bay and Queen where the brick sweats and the air smells like rum even when no one’s ordered…
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Charleston is a city that pretends she’s polite, but anyone who’s walked her cobblestones at night knows better. The harbor wind carries old stories, and some of those stories still have boots on. The Lantern Man of the Battery Some nights, when the tide is low and the moon is high, you’ll see a lantern…
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Charleston wears her ghosts like jewelry—quiet, glittering, and a little bit dangerous. By daylight, she’s all pastel houses and church steeples. But once the sun drops behind the harbor and the tide turns, the city remembers what she really is: a port. And ports never forget their pirates. Where the dead still walk the docks…
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The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming collection of short stories by Virginia Chandler titled Weather Witch: Tales from The Pearl Inn. This work is copyrighted and no one (except Virginia Chandler) has the right to copy or distribute without permission. Enjoy, if you will, and kindly respect the author’s rights. The Black Spot…
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The character of Marianne Williams Ward, (loosely based upon the real-life sister of pirate Paulsgrave Williams), was first introduced in my novel, The Devil’s Treasure. Her appearance in that story was brief, but, (unbeknownst to me at the time), Marianne was going to be living rent free in my head for years, (which, by the…
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The fall of 1718 was not a good one for Stede Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pyrate”. Actually, it was a bad time for a whole lot o’pyrates: That November, Charles Town held 13 trials for 58 accused pyrates. Psst: If ye need to catch up with this plunder, Part I is here: Pyrates and Charles Town:…
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The pyrates Blackbeard, Charles Vane, George Lowther, and Edward “Ned” Low all terrorized Charles Town, the “Port Royal”. Blackbeard blockaded the harbor in May 1718 and Vane did the same the following August. Lowery, Harris, and Low came several years later in 1722. It’s fair to say, I think, that after all of the pyrate…
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